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New Physiotherapist service - We now have two Specialist Physiotherapists based at Pathhead Medical Centre. They can be booked as an alternative to an appointment with the GP, for people with a muscle, bone or joint problem. There is no need to see the GP first.

Contact reception and they will ask you a few questions to make sure you are allocated an appointment with the most appropriate person.

MEDICATION IMPROVEMENTS - the practice is now running some prescribing improvement projects to ensure that you receive the safest and most cost-effective medications for your conditions. You will receive a letter directly if you are affected by any of these changes.

PRESCRIPTION CHANGES FROM APRIL 2017 - all prescription requests will now take 4 working days to process. Any urgent requests must go to the duty doctor.

Opening Times

The office staff are on duty from 08:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday to receive calls. Telpehone Lines are open from 8am to 6pm. Routine appointmetns are given out from 8.30am. Please note we usually close for staff training on a number of Wednesday afternoons each year. These closures are advertised in advance in the practice.

Surgery times are as follows:

Morning

Afternoon

Monday

08:30 - 14:00

14:00 - 18:00

Tuesday

08:30 - 14:00

14:00 - 18:00

Wednesday

08:30 - 14:00

14:00 - 18:00

Thursday

08:30 - 14:00

14:00 - 18:00

Friday

08:30 - 14:00

14:00 - 18:00

Weekend

closed

closed

Consultation Times

Morning

Afternoon

Monday

08:30 - 11:45

15:00 - 17:30

Tuesday

08:30 - 11:45

15:00 - 17:30

Wednesday

08:30 - 11:45

15:00 - 17:30

Thursday

08:30 - 11:45

15:00 - 17:30

Friday

08:30 - 11:45

15:00 - 17:30

Extended Hours

We offer evening surgeries on alternate Tuesdays and Thursdays between 17:30 and 18:45. These are pre-bookable appointments and are of particular benefit to those patients unable to come during the working day.

Nurses

Nurse clinics are every morning from 09:00 – 12:30, Monday afternoons 14:00 – 15:30 and Tuesday and Thursday afternoons 15:00 – 17:30. During holiday periods these times may be subject to alterations.

When We Are Closed

This practice does not provide services out with the normal practice hours. Services during the hours of 18:00 to 08:00 Monday to Friday and from 18:00 on Friday to 08:00 on Monday are provided by NHS Lothian, who also provide services on specified public holidays. A notice regarding public holidays will be displayed in advance.

To access the out-of-hours service telephone NHS 24 on 111 where an experienced NHS 24 nurse will assess your symptoms and provide advice to help look after yourself at home. If you need further assessment or treatment, either from a GP or at a local hospital, NHS 24’s nurse will arrange this for you with existing local services.

Out-of-hours services are generally busy so please think carefully before asking to see a doctor and only do so if you genuinely cannot wait until the surgery re-opens.

In a genuine emergency you should call 999. Chest pains and / or shortness of breath constitute an emergency.